Monthly Archives: July 2010

Ernest Hemingway remains to this day, one of America’s greatest authors. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois on July 21, 1899. He made a name for himself by writing such amazing books as The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls, to name just a few.Â Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1954. Come celebrateÂ and check out one of his books at the Todd Library during the month of July.

Anniversary of the Final Link in the Transcontinental US Railway Completion – August 1870

Despite the “Golden Spike” Ceremony celebrated earlier in Utah, the actual final Link was made at 2:53 pm, Aug. 15, 1870 in Colorado. Come check out the history of railroads across the county in our library display this month.